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And it may take moves similar to that for the Lakers to rise to the top in the embarrassingly overloaded Western Conference. “That would be a hell of a team,” O'Neal said. “I would need to look at the contracts and the numbers.” Don't worry, we'll do ...

After the Lakers' overtime loss to the Spurs dropped them to 0-3 on Monday, LeBron James continued to preach patience. “I didn't come here thinking we were going to be blazing storms right out of the gate,” he told reporters at the Staples Center.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton was not happy with his team's performance on the defensive end during their first three games of the 2018 -19 NBA season, and he let them know about it. According to ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk, Walton aired out ...

PHOENIX -- After an angry Luke Walton held nothing back on his team's poor defense at the morning team meeting, the Los Angeles Lakers responded to their coach and rode a dominant second quarter to their first victory of the season. "We could feel his ...

With Rajon Rondo suspended until Saturday and Lonzo Ball replacing him among the starters, there was an opening to run point for the Lakers' second unit. Though he's far from a traditional playmaker, Lance Stephenson stepped into that role and seized ...

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On Tuesday morning, hours after the Los Angeles Lakers dropped their third straight game to open the LeBron James era, an anti-LeBron troll whose takes are so predictable about LeBron that I don't even need to mention his name went on television and ...

LeBron James had a chance to get his first win in a Lakers uniform in style -- with the ball in his hands, L.A. trailing by one and the final seconds ticking off. But it wasn't to be. LeBron's step-back jumper from the left wing clanged wide right, and ...

Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton ripped a perceived inconsistency in officiating after his team's 143-142 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. Walton began his postgame news conference by expressing a broad frustration that the ...

During a Saturday night loss to the Rockets, the Lakers' frustration with the officiating simmered until the fourth quarter, when a hopping-mad Brandon Ingram lost his cool and set off a brawl that led to three ejections and, ultimately, three multi ...

It was a thrilling comeback. It was a devastating collapse. It was a fast-paced shootout. It was a foul-mired frustration. Ultimately for the Lakers, it was a 143-142 overtime loss to San Antonio. The Lakers rallied from an eight-point deficit with 64 ...

LOS ANGELES -- After enduring a wild first week with the Los Angeles Lakers that featured a multiplayer brawl, several close calls and, ultimately, LeBron James' first 0-3 start since his second year in the league, the star forward said he isn't fazed ...

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Later in the locker room, Stephenson said he advised Ingram and the rest of the Lakers not to “fall for [the Rockets] tricks.” “I guess we fell for them,” Stephenson admitted. As Ingram was being settled down by his teammates after the incident, Rajon ...

“Like them less?” jersey-clad Lakers supporter Kyle Sanchez, 28, said hours after the game, when asked about Rondo and Ingram's behavior. “I like them more. You can't let yourself be pushed around, just because the other team has more talent. Respect.”.

LOS ANGELES -- Once the fists started flying late in the fourth quarter, LeBron James' home debut with the Los Angeles Lakers was relegated to the undercard. A wild multiplayer fight that included the normally mild-mannered Chris Paul and Brandon ...

LOS ANGELES — Who would have guessed that the most mild-mannered Laker on a roster loaded with volatile personalities would be the first to pop off? And who would have guessed that LeBron James would be an afterthought on the night he made his ...

LeBron James made his triumphant home debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, drawing the defending Western Conference almost-champion Houston Rockets. ESPN put this one on a primetime Saturday night despite us being in the thick of college ...

James was mere feet away when Rondo and Paul traded punches deep into the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' home opener, and was looking directly at the fracas. As Paul received a heavy left-handed blow to the face from Rondo, James ushered ...

LOS ANGELES -- "Laker fans, the wait is over." So said Ice Cube as he concluded the opening invocation that greeted fans on the video screen as they filed in from the buzzy concourse into the bowl at Staples Center. Among the promises offered to those ...

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The day after losing their season opener in Portland, the Los Angeles Lakers gathered in their film room and listened to a Pulitzer Prize winner talk to the team about sacrifice, preparation and releasing negativity. Kendrick ...

These Lakers have talent, lots of it, but of a flavor different from the one he's gotten accustomed to. This season brings a welcome disruption to the familiar pattern of LeBron Plus Shooters Wins The East. Suddenly every single one of those variables ...

Like any team with as much talent as the Lakers have, they had some great stretches. But like any team as young as the Lakers are, they also had some really tough stretches. As expected, they struggled on the defensive end as well as with their outside ...

LeBron James made his Lakers debut on Thursdays in a 128-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. There were a lot of things to like about the way the Lakers played, but there were certainly some causes for concern, as well. Here are five quick takeaways.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- LeBron James' debut with his new club began with two monstrous tomahawk dunks in the span of 19 seconds. But James knows he and the Los Angeles Lakers are far from a slam dunk right now and that their chemistry won't come nearly ...

LeBron James made his Lakers debut on Thursdays in a 128-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. There were a lot of things to like about the way the Lakers played, but there were certainly some causes for concern, as well. Here are five quick takeaways.

There might not be a better way to begin a career with a new team. As LeBron James made his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, he did so with a bang. In fact, he did it with a bang on two different ...

LeBron James makes his much-anticipated debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. We've got you covered right here before, during and after the matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers with previews, predictions, expert analysis and live reaction.

We've been waiting since July, but it's finally time to see LeBron James play his first regular-season game with the Los Angeles Lakers. After the free agency move that sent shock waves through the NBA, LeBron and the Lakers will open up their season ...

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Los Angeles Lakers: Magic Johnson and LeBron James have collaborated on a masterclass in intrigue, even if LA can't be viewed as a genuine contender. James will play at perhaps the fastest pace of his career, surrounded by promising prospects, volatile ...

According to David Purdum of ESPN.com, Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics are right behind the Lakers in terms of the most wagers placed, while reigning MVP James Harden and the Houston Rockets are far back in third with the 2018-19 regular season set ...

LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers was the biggest move of the offseason (or should I say, second biggest after Demarcus Cousins?!), with various analysts predicting the Lakers to finish somewhere between the fourth and sixth seed in the West.

One of the biggest story lines in the NBA is whether newly signed Lakers star LeBron James and point guard Lonzo Ball can coexist and thrive in 2018-19. The Lakers got their first glimpse of the two players on the court at the same time in Wednesday's ...

Anthony Davis could be eyeing a move from New Orleans two summers from now, when he will become a free agent. The Pelicans big man signed a five-year extension in 2015 with the addition of a player option for the 2020-2021 season. But certain ...

The public is betting on the NBA like it's the 1980s. "It's all Lakers and Celtics," MGM sportsbook director Jeff Stoneback said. Book by book across Las Vegas, the Los Angeles Lakers have attracted the most bets to win the NBA championship this season.

That's the suggestion from NBA legend Byron Scott, who believes any top potential free agent will be watching the Lakers closely this season. James took little time in free agency to announce he wanted to join the Lakers this summer, ending his second ...

Best Coast Rivalry SZN. The results of this away-and-away preseason series between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers don't matter. For the first time in many of our lives, though, the matchup does. LeBron's Lakers may not be a primary ...

LAS VEGAS -- LeBron James welcomed Lonzo Ball back to action Wednesday with a perfect alley-oop lob that Ball flushed with two hands on a well-executed give-and-go. The Los Angeles Lakers got their first glimpse of James and Ball, last year's No.